Zachary pressed his lips together and felt a little depressed.
Yvonne continued, "I regret leaving you back then. But when I think of the fact that I can spend decades of my life with you, I feel so lucky. I believe I can do it, staying with you."
"Yvonne," Zachary opened his mouth, but Yvonne interrupted him.
"Zachary, let me finish." Yvonne said quickly, "I'm afraid that I'll forget what I want to say after being interrupted. I'm even more afraid that I won't have the courage to say all this out loud."
Zachary pursed his lips and nodded, letting Yvonne continue.
He kept feeling that she was going to confess everything.
Yvonne continued, "The second time I left was because I had an autoimmune disease. I had to leave and receive treatment. I admit that I left in a hurry, but I also had my selfish desires. I thought that if I left Maria with you, I could leave in peace. If I left and did not manage to return, at least I can rest in peace knowing that she would be with you." But if I came back and realized you were living happily with our child. You must hate me for being the reason that you can't move on and find another woman."
As Yvonne spoke, she heaved a breath, feeling a little agitated.
"Look, I'm not as good as you think. I'm petty, selfish, and scheming.
I was confident that you would still have me in your heart. Even if you didn't love me anymore, as long as Maria was with you, I was sure that you would still reconsider me for the sake of our child."
Zachary looked at Yvonne in shock and frowned.
He was astonished to hear these words.
"You see, I left to get treated with this goal in my heart. After more than a year, my body has recovered, and I'm healthy now." Yvonne looked at him and said, "But you haven't fallen in love with anyone else. Since the heavens are so kind to me, how can I blame anyone or anything? I can only cherish everything in front of me, and I can only live a happy life every day. That way, I will be able to live up to the grace that the heavens have left me with."
Zachary's heart ached when he heard that.
These words were Yvonne's deepest thoughts.
She had expressed her most vulnerable self. This was very rare.
Zachary also felt distressed when he heard her say all that about herself.
She had said those words before, when they first reunited.
At that time, she said that because she loved him, she left. He thought that it was a provocation and that she had deliberately said it on purpose.
He didn't expect the truth to be like this.
"I know," Zachary lowered his voice and said hoarsely, "I know that you were ill and that you are cured now. There are traces on your body from the treatment. I know you are not allowed to have children now."
Yvonne was stunned. She stared blankly at Zachary and was very puzzled. "How did you know? No one knows about this."
Zachary frowned and said, "It's okay if Fabian knows, but I can't know."
Even at this moment, he was still jealous.
Yvonne was stunned and shook her head quickly, "No, Fabian knows, because he helped me too much. I am very grateful towards Mr. Trevino."
"You rather believe in him than believe in me. This shows how much of a failure I am." Zachary laughed self-deprecatingly.
His laughter made Yvonne feel a bit sad and distressed.
"No, that's not true, Zachary," Yvonne shook her head and said, "Mr. Trevino is really just a friend."
"I know," Zachary moved his lips and said, "I just don't like the fact that you trust others and not me."
"I believe you," Yvonne said. "It's just that we haven't been together for so many years. I was afraid that you would leave me."
To put it bluntly, all of her worries were because of fear and uncertainty. So she could only think of other ways to be with him and dared not trust him.
Zachary lowered his eyes, and his eyes were dark.
It was hard to conceal the loneliness in his heart, and complicated emotions surged deep down, but he didn't know how to calm himself down.
Start over.
Thinking about it, it seemed like he was the main culprit behind all these.
He was a little depressed.
Without saying anything, Zachary stretched out his arms and held her once again.
Yvonne also hugged him back.
"Zachary, let's leave all of this, okay?" Yvonne said again in his arms, "Let's forget these ugly memories and live happily in the future together, okay?"
Were all the guilt, yearning, and disappointment still important now, as could they get together again?
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